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Chapter 1: We Have An Audience

The last bell for school had finally rung. Kyo hung back as he waited for the majority of the class to filter out of the building. Kyo sagged against his desk as he stared out the window. He wasn't all too excited to go home today anyway. Momiji had persisted on visiting after school and considering that today was Friday, that would mean he would be stuck entertaining them while Tohru was at work for most of the day. Kyo sighed as he packed his bag and went to go meet Tohru at the gate.

"Tohru!" Momiji bounded over to Tohru with his arms outstretched.

"We're in public, stupid rabbit!" Kyo quickly snagged Momiji's by the collar of his school uniform and hauled him back.

"Tohru!" Momiji whined.

"Kyo..." Tohru said uncertainly.

"It's okay if no one sees." Haru drawled dryly. He looked around the desolate school ground. "Where's Yuki?"

"Yuki had to stay behind for a Student Council meeting." Tohru answered as she patted Momiji's head in order to placate him.

"Oh." Haru became slightly crestfallen.

They turned a corner, the school finally disappearing from their view.

His grip still tight on Momiji, Kyo snorted. "Why do you care about that Damn Rat so much anyway?"

"Why?" Haru smirked slightly. "Is the Cat jealous?"

Kyo automatically became flustered from the question. "Why the hell would I be jealous of that Damn Rat?"

"It's okay Pussycat," Haru leaned in causing Kyo's hold on Momiji to unconsciously weaken. "From now on, I'll make sure that I pay extra attention to you."

"Piss off Haru!" Kyo's hold on Momiji let loose as he shoved Haru and all his sultriness away roughly. "You're sick!"

Haru chuckled.

"Tohru!" Momiji yelled happily as he enveloped Tohru into a hug. Tohru managed to let out a surprised squeak just before she was engulfed in a puff of smoke.

"Dammit!" Kyo turned to the now fallen Tohru as she held the rabbit close to her. Momiji's clothes swayed around Tohru. "Momiji! Didn't I tell you to -"

There was a gasp from the other end of the corner of the sidewalk. They all tensed at the sound as they turned to find a girl from their school standing there, her mouth agape from shock. She was a good fifteen feet away from them before she turned and ran.

"Shit!"

"Oh, no! What are we going to do? What if she tells somebody about the curse?" Tohru started to fret and sniffle. "This is all my fault! I'm so sorry!"

"Tohru shut up! It's not your fault!" Kyo snapped gruffly as he slipped his backpack from his shoulder and let it drop with an audible thump to the ground. "Haru and I will go catch her."

Haru nodded as he too dropped his bag onto the cement.

"Momiji," Momiji stared back at Kyo with guilty eyes. "You and Tohru will go to Shigure's and tell him to call Hatori. Tell them what the girl looks like."

Momiji nodded as Tohru stood up and gathered everybody's thing.

"Let's go Haru." Haru and Kyo took off.

"Dammit. Which way did she go?" Kyo screamed in frustration as they passed another building.

"There!" Haru pointed as she entered an alleyway. Kyo cursed their luck as she entered it. Too bad that alleyway was not a dead end. By the time they got there, they would have a hard time deciphering which way she went.

"Haru lets split and corner her at the other end."

Haru nodded and veered off course as he entered another alley as Kyo did the same.

Hatori gripped his steering wheel so tight that his knuckles turned a noticeable white. He was on his way to Shigure's and with his current anxiety, he didn't notice his speed was over the speed limit. This wasn't good. Somebody saw Momiji transform and, from what he heard, Kyo and Haru had yet to catch the fleeing girl.

All Momiji and Tohru knew was that the girl was from their school, not even her name or her grade level was known. By the time they find her, she might have told the whole school about their curse.

Hatori was brought out of his reverie with a crashing halt as he stomped down on his break as a frazzled girl ran out from an alleyway and right in front of his car. He barely managed to miss her. She looked at him with crazed eyes before she quickly bounded down another alleyway.

Hatori's eyes trailed after her as his sudden adrenaline rush caused his eyes to dilate and suddenly sharpen. Breathing heavily, Tohru's short description about the girl filtered into his head.

She has short black hair. Um, she was wearing a heart-shaped hair clip. She had dark red stockings on and I think a pair of butterfly earrings. That's all I remember. I'm so useless. I'm so sorry. This is all my f-fault.

No,Tohru, Hatori thought as he quickly unstrapped himself and got out of the car. That information was just enough.

Kyo sighed in relief as he reached the top of the building. After almost crashing into three sets of girls in his haste, he changed tactics and tried to track her down from above. After all, he couldn't risk transforming.

Kyo wrung his fingers from cramps as he scanned the streets down below for any sight of her. He frowned when he couldn't spot Haru anywhere within the vicinity. "That Cow better not have gotten lost."

Kyo's worry about Haru was quickly forgotten when he heard the screech of tires. His head whipped in the direction of the sound. Kyo never thought he would be so relieved to see another girl other than Tohru in his life.

He watched her run past the car and into another alleyway. Good, now was his chance.

She was about five building away from him. He jumped from the roof of one building to another before he was suddenly interrupted on the roof of the third building.

Just when he was about to jump onto the fourth building, he was intercepted and felt a calloused hand close against his forearm.

"Dude, that's amazing! Where'd you learn that from?"

Kyo looked up to find a man probably a little older than him. Kyo was absolutely baffled. "What the? Where did you come from?"

The man gave him toothy grin. "I work at this building. I came up here for a smoke and then I saw you jumping around from building to building like it's nothing. Can you teach me?"

"What? No! Let go, dammit!"

"Oh, come on. I'll pay you!"

Kyo paused. He had to do something with this man. If he didn't manage to find that girl and if she told somebody about their curse, this man might back her up and tell everybody how he saw him jumping across buildings like it's nothing. It wasn't everyday that you see a normal person displaying such abilities like Kyo just did. Kyo really didn't need anybody else to link them to their curse.

"Okay, but first light me a cigarette."

"Sure," The man pulled out a box and swiftly lit the cigarette.

Kyo took a hold of the fag and held it as far away as possible without it looking awkward in his hold. "Thanks. Sit down and close your eyes."

The man eagerly complied.

Kyo crouched down to his level. "You're dreaming and whatever you saw was your imagination."

The man's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "What?"

Before the man could open his eyes, Kyo struck him swiftly across the side of his neck and effectively knocked him out. Kyo then proceeded to stuff the still lit cigarette between the man's fingers.

"I hope he believes that he was dreaming." Sometimes Kyo wished he had Hatori's power. Kyo shook his head and remembered that he had to go get that girl. Hopefully she was still close.

He jumped onto the roof of the next building and began to run in her direction.

Haru had lost her. He had to momentarily stop as a bunch of girls stumble out of the store. But just that short moment was enough for her to disappear from his view.

Haru rounded another corner and bumped into something solid. He fell along with somebody else.

"Haru?"

Haru opened his eyes to see that Yuki was sprawled right next to him. "Oh, sorry Yuki. Why are you here?"

"I just got out of the Student Council."

Yuki sighed as he stood up and straightened his bag before offering a hand to Haru. "Haru, you should watch where you're going. What if you bumped into a girl."

Right the girl. The presence of Yuki almost had Haru forgetting about her.

"Yuki, somebody saw Momiji transform. Kyo and I are chasing her."

Yuki's eyes widened. "What does she look like? Where did she go?"

Haru quickly relayed Yuki the information as articulated as possible while Yuki nodded and listened intently.

"I see." Yuki crouched down to the floor and not too later, a small mouse approached Yuki's hand. Yuki picked it up and said something to it. Its furry head bobbed up and down in understanding before scurrying off.

"They'll help us." Yuki brushed himself off before heading toward the general direction that Haru had last seen the girl. "Come Haru."

Haru nodded and quickly followed his cousin.

Hatori quickly followed the girl into a dead alley. He watched her fret for a few second as she realized there was nowhere to go.

"Miss," Hatori called gently as possible. "Are you alright?"

She jumped but turned toward his voice. She didn't speak.

"I wanted to see if you were alright. I almost hit you with my car earlier." When he still got no response, he continued. "Don't worry. I won't hurt you. I'm a doctor."

She crumbled at his words. She ran up to him but before she could hug him, Hatori caught her by the shoulders.

"You must believe me, Doctor! But I saw this boy turn into a rabbit!" She gripped Hatori's iconic white coat furiously.

So, he was right. She was the one that saw Momiji transform.

"I think you're in shock from almost getting hit."

"No! I saw it with my own two eyes! That boy is from my school! Please, doctor, you must believe me!"

"Alright, I believe you."

He eased her down into a sitting position. The faster he could deal with her the better. He wouldn't have the luxury to deal with her at a more quarantined area for his car was parked too far off. In her state, he didn't know if she was going to bolt on him if he asked her to get into his car and he couldn't possibly carry her to his car either. He had to deal with her here and right now.

"Sit down while I examine you real quick."

She complied and sat down on the damp floor. He pulled out a stethoscope to give her the image that he really was giving her a regular checkup. She relaxed slightly at his touch. He pulled out a strong sedative and shot her with it before she could ask what it was. She was asleep within seconds.

Hatori sighed as he massaged his temples. He never had good control over his powers when he was spurring a headache and using his powers only made it worse.

"I better do it now." He closed his eyes and placed his hands on her eyes. He tried to compose himself and focus on the task at hand. He heard a faint thump but threw it off as his headache and possible rodents.

He felt his power surge within him and within seconds he could feel the familiar flash of light engulf her. Her body rocked away from him touch from the force. He opened his eyes not at all surprised to see her body slumped against the ground.

He sighed with relief that the whole game of chase was done with. He just had to call everybody and tell them he had everything dealt with.

His relief was soon forgotten when he saw another unconscious body a few feet from him. Blood drained from his face as he recognized who it was.

"Kyo!"

A/N: And that's the end of chapter 1. Yes, I'm still in my Writer's block. Sad, I know.

I was thinking about adding more but then I decided against it and would just put it in chapter two.

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9/29/13